I have had alot of questions regarding James so with alot of thinking I have decided to write the story. This is the short version please remember there is so much more to the story. But with hopes this will make you all understand this complicated matter.
Thank you all for your concern...
Many people ask me each and every day how I found James. Here is the story.:
I was married to a abusive man who abused me both physically and emotionally. I was making my plan on how to escape, I just didnt know what to do or where to turn.
I didn't want to rely on friends and cause them any undue stress and trouble.. Especially one very special friend, Maria.
I knew it was time to escape when one night Maria and her 13 yr old daughter Tina came to my home.
After spending a few moments with my now ex husband, Tina was crying for me to go with them and I did not go.
I stayed with my ex and we moved into an apartment. After living there a few months a guy and his pregnant girlfriend moved upstairs. The guys name, Eric. Both his now ex and my now ex husband had mental issues and neither one would take their medicines.
Seemed when one was going off so was the other. Eric and I had many long talks many nights. We were a shoulder for eachother to lean on.
His now ex girlfriend had their baby boy, James. That was the best mothers day I ever had was seeing that little boy come home. He was born on May 12, 2006 the most beautiful little boy. I fell in love with him from day one.
Eric carried him into our apartment for us to see a very happy daddy. That night Eric called me asked me if I could come upstairs the baby wouldnt stop cring and that Laura, the babys mom wouldnt take care of him. Well, I thought new mom, she didnt know what to do. But this got to be every night, every day. She wouldnt feed him, very seldom change him, or do anything with him.
It was Eric and I taking care of this baby. Eric decided to leave her when the baby was 2 weeks old. For reasons I would rather not get into he couldnt take the baby at the moment. He came to ask me to watch out for the baby till he could come back for him.
I agreed. It wasnt long after he left Laura comes to my apartment with the baby and his belongings and just left him.
No return time nothing. Now mind you in between this time period I did not know she was taking off in her car and leaving the baby upstairs alone. Many times when the baby was in my care It got very late no signs of Laura.
She even brought his bassinet down to my apartment.
One night I put James to bed very late it was about 11 pm and here comes a knock at my door it was the police.
Laura claimed her baby had 103 temp. and I wouldnt take care of him. I showed the officer the baby and put him back to bed.
About a 1/2 hour later another knock on my door. A ambulance, a firetruck, and 2 police cars in front of my apartment.
The same police officer was at the door when I answered he asked me if Laura had a mental condition I said "well, she has something." He informed me the paramedic had to look at the baby to make sure he was ok and told me he was taking Laura to the hospital for a evaluation and hopefully to be admited.
He let me know that DCFS was going to be called, I then asked him to let me keep the baby at least till I reached the father he agreed. At 2 am or so , I recieve a call it was Laura asking me to come get her. I said "no I cannot the officer has asked that I not allow you to see the baby till DCFS comes in morning". I hung up and called the officer he or I either one couldnt believe they released her but they did. A nurse gave her a ride home. What a nurse.
Next day DCFS called and agreed to place the baby with me for temporary custody. I called Eric and he asked to see his baby. Yes, Eric and I already had falling in love and yes things had already happened between us.
I took James to see Eric with no intentions to stay.
On my way home I called a friend of mine and she told me not to go home. I couldn't use my cell phone up till then , because I was in a area that I couldnt get calls. My Friend tells me my ex husband was threatening to kill himself, he was going off deep end and that there was cops all over. I called Eric back after checking my messages 26 of them cussing me out calling me every name in the book.
Eric had me turn around and come back. Friends of ours that don't live far from the friends Eric was staying with kept James.
We were there every day till we made it safe so James could come stay with us again. DCFS involved the whole time.
Only time we heard from Laura was when she wanted to cause trouble or when she wanted to talk
to Eric and NEVER regarding James. One day she claimed she wanted to see James and she agreed to sign temporary custody over to Eric. It was a partial setup she signed the papers but she also wanted Eric.
She was running from guy to guy. One time while she was visiting James she was cutting the baby's toenails he curled them like
all babys do and she slapped him. She was in the habit of going to bars offering up sexual favors for beer or a place to stay for
the night.
The time came when weren't able to stay at the friends home any longer. We were literally concidered homeless.
Thank God the friends that had James allowed us to stay with them till we got our home we have now.
Eric fought and got full custody of James but gave Laura reasonable visitation.
Laura has gotten away with many things, here is an example, she was yelling and screaming and found in the bathroom holding the baby underwater.
I still dont know why this person never told the authorities! Eric went and got an OP and won again.
After the emergency order he got the 2 year order. No contact what so ever from Laura!
Since Laura has been arrested for breaking OP towards us , on another guy, drive off of gas, theft numerous times.
Eric has even been fired for Laura breaking the OP and harassing him at work.
We know she uses drugs but no one has done drug tests. Her on psychiatrist has said she will never be able to take care of a baby. She has been arrested in a total of 4 counties and looking at prison time now.
Eric and I was married on March 17, 2007. We are now looking to terminate Lauras rights and for me to adopt him.
DCFS says we have enough on her to do so the only problem is they only do it for kids they are trying to place into homes.
James calls me mama only mommy he knows. We are presently tring to raise money for James a attorney and to help with care for James. We have had a rough road but we will continue to fight for James as well as other child abuse survivors.
I believe it should be two parents raising a child , but sometimes it does not work that way .
I know people are falsely accused every day. When proof is there and hard proof like we have then they have no right to a child. How many children have to die before the world see this must stop?
Please remember this is short version of the story and please also realize I am not one to get down and harsh on someone.
I may not use words to describe the abuse James went through like you see it.
Here is court cases on Laura all of the ones with Laura Jean Cummings. These are not all her charges not all counties post online.
http://www.judici.com/courts/cases/case_information.jsp?court=IL015025J&ocl=IL015025J,2007OP44,IL015025JL2007OP44D1
http://www.judici.com/courts/cases/case_information.jsp?court=IL087025J&ocl=IL087025J,2006OP113,IL087025JL2006OP113D1
http://www.co.macon.il.us/cgi-bin/db2www/qsys.lib/wwwcgi.lib/macros.file/macon.mbr/output?Action=RS&Year=2007&CaseType=CF&CaseSeq=000725&LitType=D%20&LitNum=001
Now what more proof is needed like I said these arent all of them these are only 3 counties there is 2 more counties that are known of.
UPDATED 10/03/2007
JAMES' EGG DONOR IN PRISON!!!
R81986 - CUMMINGS, LAURA J.
Parent Institution: Dwight Correctional Center
Inmate Status: RECEPTION
Location: DWIGHT R&C
Discharge Reason:
VITALS
Date of Birth: 07-31-1980
Weight: 206 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Sex: Female
Height: 5 ft. 02 in.
Race: White
Eyes: Brown
MARKS, SCARS, & TATTOOS
SCAR, WRIST, RIGHT - 1 1/2"
SCAR, ANKLE, RIGHT -
PIERCED EARS - 3X EA
ADMISSION / RELEASE / DISCHARGE INFO
Custody Date: 10/03/2007
Projected Parole Date: 11/14/2008
Paroled Date: --
Tentative Discharge Date:
Discharge From Parole: 11/14/2010
SENTENCING INFORMATION
MITTIMUS: 07CF725
CLASS: 2
COUNT: 1
OFFENSE: BURGLARY
CUSTODY DATE: 05/14/2007
SENTENCE: 3 YEARS 0 MONTHS 0 DAYS
COUNTY: MACON
SENTENCE DISCHARGED?: NO
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